Three crosses stood on a hill An unmistakable message of intent to kill To those who were watching, to those who could see The Christ was to die there on Calvary He had to bear all the torture and unearthly pain They ridiculed and mocked Him but He loved them just the same When it was all over they realized what they'd done They had just killed God's only son Chorus: Two thousand years ago they put His cross in the ground Two thousand years ago His blood flowed down And though my foolish heart finds it hard to believe Two thousand years ago, He was thinking of me He knew it would happen though He told them not when God with us would perish to save us from sin (sin) The feeling was heavy, the crowd's voice was raised When His life ended our souls were saved Repeat Chorus And now when I look at that time I can scarcely imagine the degree of the crime I'd like to think myself a disciple crying out loud But I know from my own life, I'd be in the crowd Repeat Chorus (x2)